Magazine fire-arm



(No Model.)

W. H. ELLIOT.

MAGAZINE FIRE ARM.

No. 377,549. Patented Feb. 7, 1888.

INVENTOR WITNESSES:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. ELLIOT, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

MAGAZINE FIR E-ARIVII.

SPECIFICATION forming part of I etters Patent I Io. 37'7,54 9. datedFebruary 7, 1888.

Application filed December 2.11887. Serial No. 256.820. (E o model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. ELLIOT,

- of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings andState of New York, haveinvented a new and Improved Breech-Loading Fire-Arm, of which.

the following is a specification.

The object and nature of my invention may be described as follows.

' ciprocating handle, guard-strap, and mainspring at open lines 11:,Fig. 1, when the arm is closed. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section ofthe tang, connecting-strap, and mainspring at the same point when thearm is open. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the connectingstrap. Fig.

5 is a cross-section of the tang at open lines, Fig. 6 is a bottom viewof the coa m, Fig. 1. meeting-strap. Fig. 7 is a bottom view of thesliding handle.

My invention is particularly applicable to.

the arm shown in my patent of December 30, 1884, and it also refers tothe arm patented by me May 29, 1883, as a means of changing themanipulation of the arm shown in said last-mentioned patent from the useof a sliding or reciprocating handle forward of the re ceiver operatedby the left hand to the use of a sliding or reciprocating handle underthe wrist of the arm operated by the right hand.

\Vith the exception of the sliding handle and connecting-strap,all partsof the arm may be used without alteration in changing the manipulationof the arm from the left to the right hand, and for a clearerunderstanding of my invention I desire to invite special attention tothe two above mentioned patents. As shown in both of said patents, myimproved arm has a bolt, 0, for opening and closing the chamber, whichmoves in a line with the barsisting the recoil, which is pivoted tothe'forward end of the bolt at d. The rear end of this brace at themoment of thedischarge rests d within the receiver.

arm, 6, which extends downward andpasses end of the connecting-strap gatc. This strap also has ribs 9 at its forward end,which slide in groovesg in the guard-strap or other convenient device, whereby the forward endof the connecting-strap is guided independently of the bolt. The rearend of the connectingsliding handle i. This handle is located inthe rearof the stationary trigger-guard, and is provided with ribs 1'", one oneach side, which slide in grooves i' in the rear portion of theguard-strap or other convenient device.

In my improved arm the connecting-strap at its rear end rises so high inits reciprocating movement, as seen in Fig.1, that it be comesnecessary, for the purpose of providing room for a full-sizedpracticable lock, tocnt away the center, or the center and one side ofthe connecting-strap, to form a recess, in or through which the hammerin, and the mainspring m may perform their functions upon each otherwhen the arm is open,while at the recess and acts upon the hammer abovethe connecting-strap.

The mainspring m is screwed to the upper side of the lower tang at m, inthe usual way, and, extending forward, passes with the hammer down intoor through the recess 9', as shown in Fig. 1, these devices beingsomewhat reduced in thickness to avoid weakening the connecting strap.By this arrangement of parts the hammer, mainspring, and trigger occupytheir usual place in the center of the arm, and are provided with allnecessary space for a practicable form of construction and for themovement of the several parts.

the connecting strap may be cut away, as shown in Fig. 6; or the centralportion and the whole of one side may be removed to provide rel, and isprovided with a brace, 01, for re through or is otherwisejoined to theforward.

against suitably-constructed recoil-shoulders The brace is provided withan operatingstrap is pivoted at 11 to the forward end of the" same timethe trigger it passes up through said To form the recess 9" the centralportion of able size and shape, as seen at e in the forward end of thestrap, whereby *both the bolt and connecting-strap are guided intheirparallel movement bymeans independent of each other.

The sliding or reciprocating handle 11 being located on the under sideof the wrist of the arm and guided in a direction substantially paralleltherewith by suitable grooves, any force applied to the handle to openor close the arm has a tendency to lift or depress the forward end ofthe connecting-strap; but as this strap is guided in a directionsubstantially parallel with the barrel at its forward end by grooves g,aud-is joined to the arm of the brace by the loose or slip joint beforedescribed, force applied to the handle to open or close the arm has notendency to raise or depress the forward end of the bolt, whereby alarge portion of the friction of manipulating the arm is avoided.

The operation of my improved arm is as follows: A backward movement ofthe handle' first raises the rear end of the brace (1 above therecoil-shoulders, and then draws the bolt back, bringing all the partsto the open position shown in Fig. 1. The backward movement of the boltbrings the hammer to fullcock. The arm is now ready for the insertion ofa cartridge either by hand or from the magazine, as shown in thebefore-mentioned patent of May 29, 1883. Reversing the movement of thehandle carries the bolt forward and the cartridge into the chamber ofthe barrel. When the bolt ceases to move forward, the forward movementof the handle,being continued, brings the brace down in front oftherecoilshoulders and the reciprocating handle to its forward position, asindicated by open lines, Fig. 1. The arm is now ready to be fired.

Having described my invention, what I desire to have secured to me byLetters Patent of the United States is 1. In a breech-loading firearm,the con1bination of devices substantially as follows: a bolt for closingthe chamber, a brace for locking said bolt, pivoted at its forward endto the bolt'and provided with an operating-arm, a connecting-strapsuitably guided at its forward end by means independent of the bolt in aright line substantially parallel with the band, and joined to theoperating-arm of the brace by a loose joint constructed substantially asdescribed, a stationary trigger-guard, and a sliding handle guided bysuitable means in a right line substantially parallel with the wrist ofthe arm and pivotally joined at the forward to the rear end of theconnectingstrap, as specified.

2. In a breech-loading fire arm, the combination of devicessubstantially as follows: a

bolt for closing the chamber, a brace for locking said bolt, pivoted atits forward end to the bolt and provided wit-h an operating-arm, a

connecting-strapjoined at its forward end to the free end of theoperating-arm of the'bracc and at its rear end to the forward end of thereciprocating handle i, a hainmeiy-a trigger,

bolt for closing the chamber, a brace for loclaing said bolt, pivoted atits forward end to the bolt and provided with an operatingarm, aconnecting-strap joined at its forward end to the free end of theoperating-arm of the brace and at its rear end to the forward endof thereciprocating handle 11, a hammer and main spring which act upon eachother at a point.

below the top of the connecting-strap when the arm is open, and atrigger which acts upon the hammer above the top of the connectingstrap, substantially as specified.

\VM. H. ELLIOT.

\Vitnesses:

S. LOWELL ELLIOT, liL'S. ELLIOT.

